Introduction to the Course

Ready to prove you can build real-world applications on the world’s most popular cloud platform? Whether you’re a backend engineer deploying microservices or a full stack developer building serverless APIs, the AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C02) credential validates these essential skills where they truly count: in code.

This course is structured to guide you through the AWS Certified Developer – Associate (DVA-C02) exam objectives with a mix of conceptual lessons and hands-on Cloud Labs. Whether building Lambda functions or deploying apps using CI/CD pipelines, you’ll practice every concept in AWS-like environments.

Understanding the AWS certification paths

Cloud computing has transformed how organizations develop, deploy, and manage applications. AWS certifications validate real-world cloud expertise and offer a structured growth path. The certification tiers include Foundational, Associate, Professional, and Specialty levels.

The Developer – Associate certification is one of five associate-level certifications. These serve as stepping stones to more advanced certifications like DevOps Engineer – Professional or specialized ones such as Security – Specialty.

The Developer – Associate credential targets hands-on developers who design, build, test, and troubleshoot AWS-based applications.

Purpose of the AWS Certified Developer – Associate exam

This certification confirms the ability to develop, test, deploy, and debug applications on AWS. The exam validates the ability to:

• Build and maintain AWS-integrated applications.

• Use CI/CD tools to automate deployment workflows.

• Secure application data through IAM and KMS.

• Troubleshoot failures using CloudWatch and X-Ray.

Common scenarios include building REST APIs with Lambda and API Gateway, integrating queues with SQS, and managing secrets with AWS Secrets Manager.

What’s included in the course?

We also took help from the illustrations, flow diagrams, and AWS CLI and SDK codes to help you understand the concepts better. This training course is equipped with Cloud Labs. This means you don’t need to sign up for an AWS account and can immediately start the guided tutorials to familiarize yourself with the AWS Management Console, CLI, and SDK. This allows you to practice AWS services in a focused and dedicated environment without worrying about cost or resource management. 

We finish each chapter by highlighting key takeaways and including a short quiz to refresh important concepts. You’ll also get a practice exam with 65 questions at the end of the course. Each question has four or five options, with one or two being are correct answers. We also provide detailed explanations for each option to help you understand why an answer is correct or incorrect.

Prerequisites

Although it’s an associate-level course, it’s a starting point for many developers in the field of AWS Cloud. Anyone with the following portfolio can take this course:

• Have at least one year of hands-on AWS experience

• Are proficient in at least one high-level programming language (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Java, Go, or C#)

• Understand CI/CD, testing, and version control practices

• Regularly use AWS SDKs, CLI, or work with infrastructure as code (IaC)

So, what are you waiting for? Let’s get started!